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Jackie Carlson

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Head of People at Goodfire
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Jackie Carlson is a people-first HR leader, currently the Head of People at Goodfire, an AI interpretability research company. She specializes in building scalable, culture-driven teams through periods of intense growth and change. An alumna of Michigan State University, people who have worked with her often describe her as professional, hands-on, and an exceptional mentor.

While at RippleMatch, Jackie was recognized as one of "The Top 50 Women Leaders in SaaS of 2021" for her definitive and lasting impact on the organization.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Head of People
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Jackie shows up

Assertive
Achievement-Oriented
Persuasive

They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary. They will fight for you if they come to believe in you. They like to keep things under control.

Priorities

Topics Jackie cares about

Hiring in AI
She is actively hiring technical recruiters and machine learning engineers for Goodfire, an AI interpretability lab focused on building safe and powerful AI systems.
Scaling Company Culture
Her career focuses on building HR programs from scratch and scaling teams 10x while navigating growth, fundraising, and restructuring with a people-first approach.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Head of People
Goodfire
1-2024 - 11-2025
VP of People
RippleMatch
1-2020 - 1-2024
Director of People
RippleMatch
1-2017 - 12-2019
People Team Manager
OppLoans
7-2016 - 1-2017
HR and Recruiting Manager
OppLoans
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2004 - 2009
Bachelor in Communications Arts & Sciences
Michigan State University
Education details unavailable
Fruitport High
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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